Malmsbury Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Malmsbury, Victoria 3446 · Macedon Ranges LGA
About Malmsbury Primary School
Malmsbury Primary School is a public primary school located in Malmsbury, Victoria (3446), within the Macedon Ranges local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 69 students (35 girls and 34 boys).
Malmsbury Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1074, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 77th percentile of Australian schools. 36% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 17% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 11 teachers (7.7 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 13% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Malmsbury Primary School scores 70.1 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1074
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)36% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-13% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+43 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Malmsbury Primary School's 69 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Malmsbury Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Malmsbury Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Taradale Primary School
Taradale · Government primary · Prep-6
74 students · ICSEA 1075 · 6.1 km away
Langley Primary School
Langley · Government primary · 3-5
2 students · 9.2 km away
Kyneton High School
Kyneton · Government high school · 7-12
627 students · ICSEA 1008 · 9.5 km away
Kyneton Primary School
Kyneton · Government primary · Prep-6
307 students · ICSEA 1048 · 9.5 km away
Our Lady of the Rosary
Kyneton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
286 students · ICSEA 1081 · 9.7 km away
Sacred Heart College
Kyneton · Catholic high school · 7-12
888 students · ICSEA 1070 · 9.7 km away
Elphinstone Primary School
Elphinstone · Government primary · Prep-6
29 students · ICSEA 1036 · 10 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Wantirna South Primary School
Wantirna South · Government primary · Prep-6
233 students · ICSEA 1074
Avondale Primary School
Avondale Heights · Government primary · Prep-6
433 students · ICSEA 1074
Taradale Primary School
Taradale · Government primary · Prep-6
74 students · ICSEA 1075
Carrum Primary School
Carrum · Government primary · Prep-6
369 students · ICSEA 1075
Chelsea Primary School
Chelsea · Government primary · Prep-6
360 students · ICSEA 1075
Richmond West Primary School
Richmond · Government primary · Prep-6
281 students · ICSEA 1075
Frequently asked questions
Is Malmsbury Primary School a public or private school?
Malmsbury Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Malmsbury Primary School offer?
Malmsbury Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Malmsbury Primary School?
In 2025, Malmsbury Primary School had 69 enrolled students (35 girls, 34 boys), a change of -13% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Malmsbury Primary School?
Malmsbury Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1074. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Malmsbury Primary School?
Malmsbury Primary School has about 8.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Malmsbury Primary School each year?
In 2025, Malmsbury Primary School had 15 students in Prep and 11 in Year 6.
Is Malmsbury Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Malmsbury Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Malmsbury Primary School?
There are 7 other schools within 15 km of Malmsbury Primary School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Malmsbury Primary School?
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